1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/http.h b/http.h
index c4e2e78b6b..66d2d3c539 100644
--- a/http.h
+++ b/http.h
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@
 #include "remote.h"
 #include "url.h"
 
+#if LIBCURL_VERSION_NUM < 0x071304
+#error "your libcurl version is too old; Git requires curl >= 7.19.4"
+#endif
+
 #define DEFAULT_MAX_REQUESTS 5
 
 struct slot_results {